Maritza

Maritza

1985 · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Music

A young and wealthy widow, Maritsa, is a tempting prize for fortune hunters in search of a rich bride. To scare off all the suitors once and for all, Maritsa randomly invents a fiancé’s name. But it turns out that a man with that exact name actually exists—and now he’s happily rushing to meet his “bride.”

Directed by Aleksandr Belinsky · Written by Vladimir Konstantinov

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Natalya Andreychenko Марица
Timofey Spivak Тассилло Мадач
Mariya Mironova Виолетта
Vladimir Zeldin Шандор
Igor Sklyar Коломан Зупан
Lyudmila Makarova мать Зупана
Vera Sotnikova Лиза
Galina Zakrutkina гадалка
Nikolay Karamyshev слуга
Vladimir Lelyotko слуга
N. Kalinina дама
Valentina Egorenkova эпизод

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